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CIRRIPECTES JENNINGSI, new species 

 FiGUEE 27 



Eolotype.—K male (U.S.N.M. No. 115486) 64 mm. in standard 

 length, taken May 3-9, 1939, by Leonard P. Schultz on the reef at 

 Swains Island. 



Allotype. — A female 64.5 mm. in standard length, with same data. 

 Along with the types designated above were taken 26 paratypes 

 (U.S.N.M. No. 115487), also with same data, measuring 38.5 to 68.7 

 mm. in standard length. 



Description. — (Based on holotype, allotype, and 26 paratypes as 

 listed above. Detailed counts and measurements of the holotype and 





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Figure 27. — Cirripectes jenningsi, new species: Holotype (U.S.N.M. No. 115486), 

 64 mm. in standard length. 



allotype are given first, followed by those for two paratypes in 

 parentheses, respectively — standard length 64.5, 64.0 (68.7. 52.3) ; sex 

 5,9 ( ? , (J ) ; all measurements are expressed in hundredths of the 

 .standard length.) Length of head, 28.7; 29.2 (28.6; 28.3) ; length of 

 snout 13.9; 13.9 (14.4; 13.8); diameter of eye 7.1; 7.0 (6.7; 7.5); 

 postorbital length of head 18.7; 18.5 (18.8; 18.2) ; greatest depth of 

 body 32.6; 35.0 (34.0; 35.2); least depth of caudal peduncle 11.5; 

 11.3 (11.2; 11.9) ; length of caudal peduncle or distance from base of 

 last anal ray to mid-base of caudal fin 10.1; 9.5 (9.2; 9.6); tip of 

 snout to origin of dorsal fin 29.5 ; 31.2 (31.6 ; 30.6) ; tip of snout to 

 origin of anal fin 51.6; 54.6 (57.6; 53.5); interorbital space (fleshy) 

 2.8; 3.0 (2.8; 3.2); preorbital distance 7.0; 7.3 (7.8; 7.5); length of 

 mouth 13.3; 13.0 (12.5; 13.4) ; longest ray of pectoral fin, usually the 

 10th 22.3 ; 26.3 (23.3 ; 26.2) ; longest ray of soft dorsal about 10th 

 22.9; 21.4 (20.8; 23.7); longest ray of spiny dorsal 23.3: 23.4 (18.9; 

 25.6) ; longest ray of pelvic fin 16.3; 17.2 (18.8; 17.8). 



Dorsal rays XII, 15; XII, 15 (XII, 15; XII, 15) ; anal rays 18 

 18; (18; 18); pectoral rays 15; 15 (15; 15); pelvic fin rays I, 4 

 I, 4 (I, 4; I, 4) ; total number of tentacles on nape 28; 38 (38; 43) 



